The house was getting electrical work done recently, so the power had to completely disconnected all day and I had to be home with the workmen.

It was odd to sit home all day and do without modern life for the most part. There was no internet, no computer, hell there was even a light a bathroom, though luckily I remembered where everything was. Lunch consisted of ordered pizza, a book was read, even a movie watched on the iPod, but it all felt isolating. The workmen were friendly, but busy as they scurried all over the house, no time to chat, they had deadlines see.

And with no internet, the disconnect from other people felt complete. Remember this was just a standard work day in length, nothing excessively long, but it felt extremely isolating, as if all connections with humanity were cut off, which is a foolish thought on one hand, yet on the other a recognition of the many human contacts I have these days via the net, usually through email.

Is it any wonder that now I'm lusting after a handheld Wifi device after that day? If you're bound to one spot for most of the day, it helps to have a multitude of human contact.